1837.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 157.

CHAPTER 157.

Passed Mar. 15,
1833.

An act to Incorporate the Denton Silk Company.

Preamble.

WHEREAS, sundry persons in Caroline county, in
this State, hereinafter named, have formed themselves
into a society or company, for the purpose of purcha-
sing a farm, cultivating mulberry trees, raising silk
worms, making, manufacturing and selling silk, and
also to cultivate, said farm in other articles for sale,
with a capital of two thousand five hundred dollars.

Persons incor-
porated.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That James Sangston, William R. Sangs-
ton, William Baily, Edward B. Hardcastle, William
Malster and John R. T. Saulsbury, William A. Tatem,
George T. Martin, George F. Mason, Joshua Clark,
Matthew W. Hardcastle, Hugh Taylor, John Jump of
P., Joseph Evitts, Nehemiah Fountain, William A.
Ford, Joseph Pearson, Samuel Council. John G. Wil-
lis, Thomas F. Bourke, Isaac Baily, James Dukes,
and John Jones, and such other persons as shall here-
after heroine stockholders in the said company, shall
be, and are hereby created and declared a body politic

Style.

and corporate, by the name, style and title of the Den-
ton Silk Company; and by that name shall have suc-

Corporate pow-
ers.

cession, and shall be able to sue and be sued, plead
and be impleaded in all courts of law and equity in
this State and elsewhere, and to make a common seal,
and the same to break, alter or renew at pleasure.

Present direct-
ors.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the present direct-
ors, to wit: Doctor William A. Tatem, John Jump of
P., Joseph Pearson. William Baily, Joshua Clarke,
James Dukes, and James Sangston, shall continue to

Annual elec-
tion.

act as such until the first Monday in January, eigh-
teen hundred and thirty-nine, at which period, or as
soon thereafter as may be convenient, the said compa-
ny may elect, in a manner which shall be specified in
their by-laws, seven directors for that year, and so in.
each and every year during the. continuance of the
company; provided nevertheless, that the directors ap-
pointed in anyone year shall continue to act until

Vacancies.

other directors are appointed; in case of death, remo-
val from the county, or resignation of any director,
his place shall be filled up by the company.